English Explanatory Dictionary

pressure cooker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sealed cooking vessel that allows cooking in greater than atmospheric pressure and at a temperature above the boiling point of water.
  2. A stressful situation that is liable to erupt.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pressure cooker.wav

Word forms

pressure cooker pressure cookers pressure-cooker
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